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Family Re-Union 3: The Role of Men in the Lives of Children |
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in the Lives of Children
- Father to Father/FatherNet. A project of the University of Minnesota's Children, Youth, and Family Consortium. FatherNet produces information on the importance of fathers, fathering and how fathers can be good parents and parent educators. It includes research, policy and opinion documents to inform users about the factors that support and hinder men's involvement in the lives of children. FatherNet also contains links to other web resources on the role of men in the lives of children and information regarding Father to Father.
- The Fatherhood Project. The Fatherhood Project(r) is a national research and education project that is examining the future of fatherhood and developing ways to support men’s involvement in child rearing. Its books, films, consultation, seminars, and training all present practical strategies to support fathers and mothers in their parenting roles. The Fatherhood Project(r) is the longest-running national initiative on fatherhood--founded in 1981 at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City and relocated in 1989 to the Families and Work Institute.
- National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families. The Network seeks to strengthen supports for children in fragile families by enhancing the involvement of fathers: and fostering communication, program development, education and collaboration among service providers. [Service Provider: An individual or agency that practices an art or discipline aimed at strengthening families by increasing involvement of fathers in their children's lives.]
- National Fatherhood Initiative. The mission of the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the number of children growing up with loving, committed and responsible fathers. A non-profit, non-sectarian, non-partisan organization, NFI conducts public awareness campaigns promoting responsible fatherhood, organizes conferences and community fatherhood forums, provides resource material to organizations seeking to establish support programs for fathers, publishes a quarterly newsletter, and disseminates informational material to men seeking to become more effective fathers.
- National Fathers' Network. The National Fathers Network (NFN), a non-profit organization funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, advocates for men as crucially important in the lives of their families and children. We provide supports and resources to fathers and families of children with developmental disabilities and chronic illness, and the professionals who serve them. The NFN develops support programs; produces curriculum and trainings for health care providers and educators, and a wealth of other innovative resources.
- National Center on Fathers and Families<. The mission of the National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF) is to improve the life chances of children and the efficacy of families and to support the conduct and dissemination of research that advances the understanding of father involvement. Developed in the spirit of the Philadelphia Children's Network's (PCN) motto, Help the children. Fix the system., NCOFF seeks to increase and enrich the possibilities for children, ensuring that children are helped and that the system allows for the participation of fathers in their children's lives. NCOFF shares with PCN the premises that children need loving, nurturing families; that families need to be supported in providing nurturance; and that family support efforts should increase the ability of mothers, fathers and other adults within and outside the biological family to contribute to the child's development.
- Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization. The Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization is a home-based grassroots non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to encouraging fathers to become involved in the lives of their children in a loving, compassionate, and nurturing way. The program began sixteen years ago in Cleveland, Ohio and to date has served more than 4,000 fathers, including those served in Milwaukee Wisconsin; Nashville, Tennessee; San Diego, California; Washington, D.C.; and Yonkers, New York.
- National Center for Fathering. Our mission at the National Center for Fathering (NCF) is to inspire and equip men to be better fathers. In response to the dramatic trend toward fatherlessness in America, the Center was founded in 1990 by Dr. Ken Canfield to conduct research on fathers and fathering and to develop practical resources for dads in nearly every fathering situation.
- American Coalition for Fathers and Children. We, the members of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, hereby dedicate ourselves and our efforts to the creation of a family law system, legislative system, and public awareness which promotes equal rights for ALL parties affected by divorce, and the breakup of a family or establishment of paternity. It is our belief through our involvement and dedication, we can have a positive effect on the emotional and psychological well-being of children.
- Promisekeepers. A Christian men's ministry organization.
- Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
- Links to State and Local Child Support Agencies
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